Strikers vs Renegades, 18th Match at Melbourne, BBL 2023, Dec 29 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

The Renegades have their first win of the season! Fuller length on off, Rogers back away and lofts this over mid-off, and they run across for a single

Yorker length, dug away to midwicket, they look for a single but it's not there

Marsh will not finish it off for the Renegades! That's a stunning yorker from Payne, Marsh plays all over it and sees the timber disturbed. The experienced man has done his job though, he has played a stunning hand for his side in this game

gets away with a filthy long hop down leg! Gets the radar horribly wrong on the slower one, Marsh pulls it one-handed but finds short fine leg

Over to Marsh to put the final touch on the Renegades' first win of the season then. Slower ball again, short of a length, Clarke goes for the pull, but mistimes it back to the bowler

Scores are level now, and Overton will have to rebowl this one. He digs it in short, but then sees it sail over Clarke's head

yorker length again, on off stump, Clarke digs it out to mid-off

oh, that off cutter beats him, it was short of a length, he looked to pull it without any feet movement but it went past the inside edge

Shot! His quad may render his feet a bit problematic but no problem with those hands, he moves away outside leg, Overton follows him, Clarke whips it superbly in front of square for another boundary

length ball on off stump, pushed to backward point

Yorker length, dug out behind square on the offside, then ease across for a single

slower ball, short of a length, Clarke looks to cut it away, but doesn't get any timing on it, it goes through to Nielsen on the bounce off a thick inside edge

And that's what he's walked out for! Low full toss angling in to him from around the wicket, Clarke times it beautifully past extra cover and gets a boundary. He really is struggling to move though.

One shot too many! Slower ball again, he looks to belt this one over long-on, but gets too much elevation on it and can't find the distance. Hose makes no mistake this time at long-on.

The skipper goes big and that should be the game! Cutter, length ball, lands right in the slot, Sutherland winds up seeing it in his arc and gives it a thump over midwicket

on pace this time, full and wide outside off, Sutherland flays it over extra cover and finds a boundary that takes the Renegades closer

slower ball, back of a length on off stump, cuts away, Sutherland looks to force it on the offside but misses it

full length on middle and leg stump, flicked away to deep square leg

full length on middle and leg, dug out onto the legside, Sutherland looks for a quick single but Manenti runs over from midwicket to stop it

digs this one in short, Sutherland lets it go over him, but he gets the extra run for the wide